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I agree that voting reform won't happen this term. Though legal marijuana will happen in the first term, it will be bad politically for them if we don't have legal weed in 2019. Assisted suicide is legal in Canada.

California will be having a vote for legal Marijuana in November FYI. If California legalizes than the "war on drugs" will be over.

It's crazy to put the Blame on the Liberals for this. The current state of the economy is because of the Conservatives.

Selling sex is illegal if a cop goes undercover as a sex worker they are making the sell of sex available with the intent to attract Johns, which is entrapment.

Kind of off topic. If the police dress an undercover cop as a sex trade worker as part of a prostitution sting does that constitute entrapment?

So what can we expect with marijuana legalization? Marijuana store fronts or home grown marijuana?

Do you guys think that Justin will keep his promise to legalize in 2017?

I've heard only 10% of the city of lost. Could have been so much worse. Still a terrible situation, but still not as bad.

You know you fell short when your own party members say that.

Anyone else shocked the legislation doesn't go further?

Comparing the SCC to an ump is a bad example. First of all the ump is just that that an ump. The SCC has a composition of 9 Justices. The SCC makes a "call" depending on what the majority of the Judge "call". If one Judge makes the wrong "call" there are still 8 other Judges and the SCC makes a "call" base on the majority of the Judges. In baseball their is 1 ump who calls balls and strikes. There are no reviews.

You are wrong. Harper's "tough on crime" agenda was meant to appeal to his social conservative base. He had a cruel approach when it came to complex social issues. For example criminalizing prostitution in Canada instead of looking at the social needs and mitigating factors.

Do any Harper supporters actually stop and think why the SCC is dismantling his "legacy". Of course most of you think it's rank partisanship or hatred.... could the simplest reason be that the the Legislation Harper wrote was unlawful? Nah..... couldn't be that.

What "rules" did they change? Are you a Judge?

They didn't change any of the "rules" in that decision. What the Court did was look at the new evidence and came to the conclusion that the risk could be mitigated. Therefore the state was not justified in having a blanket prohibition.

Can you give me an example when the Supreme Court changed the rules?

People are forgetting that the Constitution was brought in by parliament. One would think that a government would vet legislation against it's own rules before passing it.

420 is code for marijuana.

I can't believe they announced it on 420 day.

Brilliant. Do you have anymore empty rhetoric?

If you want the reasons from the Justices than read the decision from the Supreme Court.

Obviously the mandatory minimum violates the Charter of Rights; and found to be unconstitutional by the majority by the supreme court. You make it sound like it's one narcissist Jurist who runs the Supreme Court of Canada.

Judges have the inherent jurisdiction and competence something that ordinary people don't. Judges are trained in the law and are best to make thoughts decisions in the circumstances in that case. This is what Judges do and this is what Judges do well; making decisions that are best for the public and best for the circumstances before the offense.

Just to be clear; for crimes like murder, and sexual assault than there is a niche for them. As for other "crimes" we don't need them; get rid of them. Judges should have the ability to look at the facts of the case as they exist. Judges are tackled with having to deal with cases and I don't see what is wrong to allow Judges to tailor an appropriate sentence to the individual before the court; Judges are in the best position to in sentencing, as to what constitutes an appropriate sentence instead of having a one size fits all approach. Keep in mind that mandatory minimums don't detour criminal behavior; mandatory minimums have failed in the United States and in Canada.